Team Lead- Accounts Payable

The Accounts Payable Team Lead manages all accounts payable activities for Company, ensures timely payments of vendor invoices and expense vouchers, and maintains accurate records and control reports.

Job Summary

• The Accounts Payable Team Lead manages all accounts payable activities for Company, ensures timely payments of vendor invoices and expense vouchers, and maintains accurate records and control reports. The Accounts Payable Team Lead maintains timely and appropriate communication with employees, vendors, and other stakeholders

Key Responsibilities

• Supervises and coordinates work schedules, daily activities, and training for Accounts Payable assistants
• Monitors and maintains Accounts Payable based systems
• Work with Management to monitor controls and compliance and participate in internal and external audits
• Follow guidelines for proper coding of invoices to accounts, reconciling, and researching vendor information and interpreting proper procedures for assistants
• Prepare ad hoc and ongoing reports while consistently evaluating and recommending improved reporting needs
• Reconcile sub ledger account activity to general ledger
• Manage the reconciliation of group and 3^rd party payables and ensure that payments are made on time. Preparing risk assessments every 2 years
• Manage and/or review data entry daily, review of cheques issued daily
• Reviewing and/or preparing monthly local supplier reconciliations for the assigned vendors and follow up on all queries within the assigned timeframe
• Assist with the budgeting process as it relates to expenses and payables
• Implements ACH payment process, review, and upload ACH, RTGS and wire transfer payments.
• Complete performance appraisals for the team
• Management of the Fixed Assets Register
• Preparation of management reports for month end, quarterly and year end reporting relating to payables.
• Prepare Shared Services Month end (MIS) report, inclusive of assessment of accruals and prepayments for expense lines assigned.
• To assist with any finance related projects as they arise
• To perform any other related duties as requested by Management.

Qualifications

• CAT or ACCA Level 1, and/or pursuing level 2 Qualifications (Business, Accounting etc.) will be an asset.
• Qualifications in Accounts Payables.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with special emphasis on Microsoft Excel.
• At least 1 year experience in an accounting environment in a Supervisory capacity.

Previous Experience

• Previous experience supervising a team will be considered an asset.
• Minimum of three years’ experience working in an accounting environment.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to collaborate and build effective relationships with stakeholders to form successful partnerships across the enterprise.
• Excellent customer service to meet the needs and expectations of both internal and external customers.
• Excellent listening and interpersonal communication skills
• Proven ability to analyze problems and develop effective solutions.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.